Alex Torres and his latin orchestra

 

Our workshops have been conducted at:
Ward Melville H.S. – East Setaucket, Long Island
New Lebanon Elementary
Middleburg Elementary
Middletown JHS
Shaker HS
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Albany
Schenectady County Community College
North Country Community College
Adirondack Community College
Russell Sage College
College of Saint Rose
Hudson Valley Community College
Siena College
Fulton Montgomery Community College
Berkshire Farms Center
Sandcreek HS
Arongen Elementary
Hadley Luzerne Middle School
Schylerville HS
Barnstable Elementary- Cape Cod
Albany School Of Humanities
Wildwood School
Guilderland Central High School
Mechanicville Middle School
Mayfield Elementary
Mount Pleasant
SUNY Oneonta
Christian Brothers Academy
Bethlehem HS
Troy HS
Greenville Elementary
Canajoharie HS
Hamilton College
Taconic JHS
Bloomsburg University- Pennsylvannia
St. Clemens Regional School
Staten Island College
Herkimer Valley Community College
Galway HS
Amsterdam HS
Gloversville HS
Saquoit HS
Utica College
...among others

 

 

Arts In Education
Musical workshop/discussion and performance
Multicultural education through music 

Our Orchestra is composed of members from various ethnic backgrounds who demonstrate their heritage and instruments varying from Africa to the Caribbean and Europe.   The students not only get to see and hear the different instruments, but also get a chance to have "hands-on" interaction with them.  

Particular instruments include:
maracas, guiro, conga, bongo, timbale, claves guira, tambora and cowbell.  
This interaction enables the children to see and hear these instrument from different countries in their native music, how they are played and how the instrument interacts to create music.

  • SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR:
    (1) Pre-K through grade 3
    (2) Grades 4 through 6
    (3) Junior Highschool
    (4) Highschool
    (5) Special Education

    PROGRAM TYPE:
    Performance & Workshop

    PROGRAM THEME:
    Multicultural music
    Afro-Caribbean with European influences
    Mambo, Cha-cha, Rhumba, Merengue,
    Salsa, Cumbia, Bomba & Plena

    CURRICULUM AREAS:
    Foreign Language
    History & Geography
    Music
    Folk Arts

Upcoming 2006 School Arts-In-Education Performances
Lowville Academy School - March 3
Cairo Elementary - March 16
Windham-Ashley-Jewitt Elementary - April 13
Greenville Elementary - May 12

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